Hi all kind of a basic question i guess how would we detect

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Hi all kind of a basic question i guess how would we detect if pulumi is running in Preview Up or Destroy mode from our Python project

limited-rainbow-51650 · Answer

You can check between `preview` and `up` using the `is dry run` function from the core Pulumi SDK <https www pulumi com docs reference pkg python pulumi pulumi runtime is dry run> When `destroy` runs the language host is not involved as Pulumi destroys the resources based on what is in the state not what is in your Pulumi program

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

raised hands

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

is there an equivalent for `destroy`

limited-rainbow-51650 · Answer

No because during `destroy` your program isn t loaded As mentioned above Pulumi deletes the resources it can find in the state of your stack Can you explain why you would need it during `destroy`

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

Right good point I am reaching out to an external database doing crud operations

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

Perhaps i need to create a custom resource or custom provider

limited-rainbow-51650 · Answer

< strong helmet 83704> is this what you are after

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

kinda I did consider wrapping the program to perform cleanup tasks outside of Pulumi but this seems less neat

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

The other thing i could do is refactor the program with automation api and have a custom interface for invoking my program but this is a major overhaul and automation api does not have all the features of the regular cli

strong-helmet-83704 · Answer

i think for now the best bet might be < kind jelly 61624>